French and Canadian war memorials
21–22 мар. 2024, Франция ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Found these fascinating and extremely moving. Grateful too to be alive now in time of peace and not grieving the wasteful loss of a son.
Peronne
22–23 мар. 2024, Франция ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Apart from backwards ride-on......Museum of Great War. Modern, with more everyday items placing fighting at Somme in societal context
Eperney, Champagne region
23–24 мар. 2024, Франция ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
Champagne region. Passed some Moet et Chandon vines, but there are loads of 'champagne houses' hereaboots
Buxeuil
24–25 мар. 2024, Франция ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Day of glorious driving on open, empty roads. Pitch up in free aire in tiny village Buxeuil right by Seine
Chanteney-St-Imbert
25–26 мар. 2024, Франция ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Just a field of cows eh? Cheese eating nation eh? I've travelled hunners miles down to middle country and these are first have seen.
Another great driving day
Puy de Dome
26–27 мар. 2024, Франция ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Yukky day yesterday driving on busier roads through rain. Woke up to dusting snow and feckin freezing.....should I still go up Puy de Dome? Hmm, still snow and cloud at top...
St Nectaire
27–28 мар. 2024, Франция ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Quirky and fascinating 'Fontaines Petrifiantes' where hot volcanic springs water poured over moulds for months. The calcite is deposited to form stone ornament/picture/vase.
Riom-es-montagnes
28 марта 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
Pitch up before tackling Col de Serre road in morning. Campervans/mohos only allowed to use it before noon (and now only if <3.5tons as some of road fallen away) Col de Serre zig zag mountain road atЧитать далее
Maurs and Figeac
29–30 мар. 2024, Франция ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
St. Cirq Lapopie & Lot valley
30 мар.–1 апр. 2024, Франция ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Finally feels like spring has sprung
Morning glory
1 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Early morning, before leaving St Cirq Lapopie, was so gorgeous that I cycled back along to the Chemin de Halage again before heading off towards Salviac cat and chicken sit
Salviac
1–6 апр. 2024, Франция ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
6 day cat and chook sit in a lovely French house with great gardens. There's a pool too, but it doesn't get used till May....twas 26° on Friday....
Les grottes du roc de gazelle
6 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
Quirky and most entertaining random visit to troglodyte dwellings. There are lots hereaboots.
Overnight by House of Reignac cliff House. Met first Brits travelling since arriving France, a guy whoseЧитать далее
Lascaux iv
7 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
State of art reproduction of nearby Lascaux caves(can't visit original). Cool and fascinating, had to do tour to see, only dampener being tedious german who kept asking questions thus 40 min tourЧитать далее
Tallest bridge, nuns and spanish lorry
8–9 апр. 2024, Франция ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Drive through rolling bucolic countryside. Headnip re spanish lorry driver - I only use wing mirrors and being right hand drive, most crucial is passenger side wing
Tarn gorge
9–10 апр. 2024, Франция ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Jaw dropping drive between towering cliffs. Pitch up St.Enimie right on river
Corniche des Cévennes
10–11 апр. 2024, Франция ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Out of the gorge and up along a higher route. Switchbacks, hairpins, gentle curves, sharp bend, open road, forest. This route had it all including spectacular views. Great driving.
Gorges and goats
11–12 апр. 2024, Франция ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
More gorges... Gorges de l'Ardeche this time and instead of driving by river as in theTarn, the road takes you along the top looking down
First campsite since arriving
11–13 апр. 2024, Франция ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
St Martin l'Ardeche at the end of the gorge, lovely nature based site. Needed break from travel, charge bike etc. And there is a pool!
Variety landscapes en route to Sault
13–14 апр. 2024, Франция ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Really feels like Provence now
Lavender trail
14–15 апр. 2024, Франция ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
This route must be gloriously smelly in the summer. Great pitch up near Moustiers-Ste-Marie, wide open countryside on one side and on the other looking through pine trees down the 'canyon'. VulturesЧитать далее
France's grand canyon
15 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
No colour enhancements. The water really is that colour. Incredible. Fkd up this morning: took split second decision to follow route through canyon and not stop by lake. When looked down to lake fromЧитать далее
Flame thrower, pre alps, Fanny's mess
16 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Musée de la résistance, a private collection, just fascinating. Then plodding slowly alpwards with wee teasing glimpses on horizon. Sophie is just over yonder!
Les Alpes!
17 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
30° to 0° in 2 days. Back to layers then. Stopped for nice walk in wee village of St. Vincent-les-forts - views, hang gliders, kids playing, chat with wifie. Great.
Again, no photoshopping of pics.Читать далее
Snow, cascade de la pisse, mountains
18–19 апр. 2024, Франция ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Route I was going to take was closed because of snow, so up and over Col de Lautaret at 6,752' (2058m).









































































































































































































































